Folding clothes-rack.



No. 314,370. PATENTE) MAR. 6, 1906. 3 GRNINGBR ?GLBING CLOTHES RACK. Hummm Hmm ocr s1 1904 UNITED sTATEs JOSEPH GRNINGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING CLOTHES-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 6, 1906.

Application filed October 3l, 1904. Serial No. 230,662.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOSEPH GRNINGER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the borough of the Bronx, in the county and State of N ew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Clothes-Racks, of which the followin is a specification.

his invention has reference to clothesracks,'and pertains particularly to folding clothes-racks which may be unfolded when it is desired to use them and folded up when the are not in use. These folding clothesrac s, therefore, are always on hand when needed and out of the way when their service is not required.

The novel clothes-rack is preferably secured to a wall in the kitchen. It is rather light and occupies little space when folded together. When unfolded, however, it presents a substantial appearance, owing to its construction. The rack holdsa great deal of clothes or wash still it is very plain and is manufactured cheaply and is a household commodity.

The novel clothes-rack consists, essentially, of a folding rack composed of single hinged bars or members. floor when unfolded. Attached thereto and in front of same are two folding devices having radial members. The combination of these devices is such that each part may be folded or unfolded singly or in combination with one or all other parts. When a few pieces of wash or clothes have to be dried only, then it ma f suffice to draw out one of the elements o l the device alone. When many pieces have to be dried, then, of course, all the parts of the device have to be ernplo ed.

he invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which" F1 ure 1 re resents in perspective view an unfo ded clot es-rack which embodies my invention. Fig. 2 illustrates in front elevation the rack when folded together. Fi 3 shows the folded rack in side elevation. lig. 4 illustrates in detail oints with hinges which permit of moving the exterior vertical side members backward under any angleless than ninety degrees, and Fig. 5 shows a securing device of the element having radial members with some of its bars or members left olf.

Similar letters of reference denote like parts in all the figures.

In the drawings in Fig. 1, a. represents the This device stands on theY wooden vertical rear bar which is secured to the wall b by means of the screws e. A small iron support d is provided near the top end of the bar d, to which the horizontal member e is movably attached. A like iron support d is located at the lower end of the bar a, arranged in reverse order, so that the horizontal bar e is in a different horizontal lane than the bar e, which is necessary for olding up the device. The two bars e and e are connected at different ends by a vertical bar f, which extends below the bar c', resting with its bottom -end f on the floor. It is lainly understood `that the top end of the harf is secured to one side of the bar e, while the center portion is secured to the other side of the bare, owing to the fact that the iron supports d and d are not in the same vertical plane.

Near the top front end of the bar j` there is provided a double hinge gg, as shown in detail in Fig. 4. To this hinge are attached the horizontal side bars i y'. A wooden bar k is permanently fixed to the barf and the hin e i. The hin e g is so constructed that t e ars i j may e moved backward, but cannot be moved forward farther than at a right angle to the bars e e. In like manner two horizontal bars l m are secured vto the center portion of the vertical bar fright below the horizontal bar e. The four bars 'i g' l mare connected at their ends to the long vertical bars a o. These latter bars are as long as the bar f and extend below the bars Z fm. and stand with their ends on the floor.

The radial device is ermanently attached to the wooden block The single radial members or bars p are secured to an iron support q. (Shown in detail in Fig. 5.) This suplport consists of an iron frame g", provided wit two openings r 1*,throu h which it is screwed onto the wooden bloc llc. The top opening, however, is covered in Fig. 5 by other parts of the support. Near the center of the frame there is provided a semicircular platform s,which moves on hinges, so that it may be parallel with the frame, or lifted u so as to extend at a right angle thereto. T ic single radial bars p are movably secured to the platform s in such a manner that they ma be folded to ether, as shown in Fig. 2, an spread out si ewise, as shown in Fig. 1. When the device is in o eration, then the platform s is lifted up an held in a position rectan ular to the barfby means of the wire i, is movably secured to thetop por- ICO IIO

tion of the frame s. The wire thas a hook u at its bottom end which engages the center portion of the latform, as shown in Fig. 5.

he hook of t e wire is easily pushed under the platform, whereby the same will be substantially supported. The wire t passes between two bars p,and when it is desired to fold up the radial device then all that is necessaryis to lift the wire off from the platform, when same will swin r down. A second radial device is provide below on the barf on a wooden block k near the point where the bars Z m are secured on the bar f.

In order to hold the rack securely together when folded up, a chain t with in wis provided on the long vertical bar Near this chain and in the bar f there is a small opening y, and a like small opening :c is contained in the bar e. Both openings coincide when the rack is folded up. The in is inserted in both openings to keep the rac together, while the mere drawing out of said pin releases all parts of the rack and same may be unfolded.

The device is operated in the following manner: Assuming that the rack has been permanently secured to a wall in the kitchen and is folded to ether, as shown in Fig. 2, when it is now esired to use the rack then the pin w is removed and the vertical side barsn o are drawn out irst,`then the bar f moved forward, whereby the ends of the vertical bars will come to rest on the floor. The radial device is now lifted up by means of the latform s, the Wire t pushed under the platorm, and the single bars p s read out, when the rack is ready for use. e side bars n o are referably moved somewhat backward, rhidh gives the rack a firm stand on the oor.

In the described manner I have produced a durable, plain, and effective clothes-rack which is cheaply manufactured and occupies but little room when not in use, while 1t is ever ready for use when clothes or wash have to be dried. It is a valuable household comlIpoidity, which can be easily operated by any- Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire t0 secure by Letters Patent- 1. A folding clothes-rack comprising a rear bar having two small supports arranged in reverse order near its ends, one horizontal wooden bar movably secured to each support, a long vertical bar movably secured alternatel to the side ends of the horizontal bars, stopin es ipermanently fixed one to the top front en o the vertical bar and one t0 its center, horizontal side bars connected to the hinges, lon vertical bars connecting each two of the Iast-named horizontal side bars, blocks secured one to the center front portion of each hinge, a support on each block, and a device thereon having radial members.

2. In a folding clothes-rack the combination of a rear bar, movably-connected horizontal and lon vertical front bars, connecting side bars etween said front bars connected to stop hinges so that the exterior, lon front bars may be moved backward, with blocks secured one to each hinge, a suport on each block, and a device thereon havlng radial members.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 25th day of October,.1904.

JOSEPH GRNIN GER.

Witnesses:

LUDWIG K. BnM, JAMES J. As'rAnITA. 

